Cup Ties Go To Form

The form book saw held up in the four Mainland Football Chatham Cup ties, with the odd bit of drama thrown in. On Friday evening, Ferrymead Bays came from behind with two late, the second deep in added time to knock-out FC Twenty11 2 - 1, while Nelson Suburbs over ran Motueka 9 - 0. On Saturday, Cashmere Technical overcame a determined 10-man Coastal Spirit 4 - 2, with Universities making Christchurch United work hard for their 3 - 1 win on Monday. 

FC went ahead when Alban Foissy scored from the penalty spot in the 28th minute after a player had been clipped down in the box. Both sides had chances to add to the scoreline before the break. FC had early chances after the break with Bays keeper, Coey Turipa, making several good saves. Daniel Thoms, back from injury for Bays was subbed on in the 57th minute and went close when hitting the side netting soon after. FC were doing their best to run the clock down but Bays were back on level terms when Thoms headed home from a freekick with five to play. In the seventh minute of added time Bays claimed the win via a second strike from Thoms. FC players pleaded for offside without any joy before the final whistle was blown just after the restart. 

Suburbs made all the early running against Motueka with Connor Gillespie scoring in the opening minute and completed a hat-trick after 12 minutes and added a fourth in the 21st before Motueka then conceded another goal before the break. Alex Ward increased the led early in the second half with Gillespie then completed a 2nd half hat-trick in the final fifteen minutes of play. 

Technical opened the scoring when Garbhan Coughlan set up Aidan Barbour-Ryan to opening the scoring in the opening minutes. Coughlan then finished well to double the lead in the 21st minute. Tristan Nicol received two yellows in the space of four minutes to reduce Coastal to ten men in the 38th minute. Coastal created several good chances before Jack Mitchell pulled a goal back just before the break. Coastal came our strong after the break and were back on level terms when Omar Cameron fired home a rebound after a shot had been cleared off the line. Coastal's joy was short lived when a cross from Coughlan found Andrew Storer unmarked and then not shut down to restore Tech's lead a minute later. Technical finished the stronger and after Coastal keeper, Ellis Hare-Reid was called on to make several stops, Coughlan added a 4th in added time. 

Universities held United out for the opening 44 minutes before Eoghan Stokes broke the stalemate. United then doubled the led when their captain, Matt Tod-Smith scored from the penalty spot. The battling Universities side were rewarded when substitute, Jacob Brooks scored with nine to play with Jago Godden then giving United some breathing space when scoring with three minutes to play. 

The form book was torn up in the four Southern Football ties, with Wanaka causing the 'Cupset' when knocking out the Dunedin City Royals 1 - 0, Mosgiel - who are unbeaten in the Southern Premier League (SPL) - exited the cup when going down to Otago Universities who are 7th in the SPL 4 - 0. Green Island took out a tight encounter 1 - 0 against Queens Park. Roslyn Wakari knocked out Invercargill's Thistle, 5 - 0. 

Both Wanaka and the Royals wasted clear chances early on in what was a free-owing game and just when it looked like the sides would go to the break scoreless, Dakota Brady fired in a shot from the edge of the goal area with keeper, Alex Boomer, getting a hand to the ball but could not prevent it from crossing the line. Wanaka keeper, Josh Shackleton, was called on to make several telling saves to keep the Royals scoreless. The win sees Wanaka have reach the final 32  stage in the cup for the second time. 

Otago Universities made the most of their scoring chances in the opening half with Ben Thompson scoring in the 4th minute. Liam Reynolds and Jacob Quinn then scored within the space of two minutes on the half hour mark with Jack Julian then adding the fourth just before the break.  

Roslyn were also on target against Thistle. Sam Cosgrove and Nick Tredwell both scored just before the break. Three goals in an eight minutes spell, starting in the 71st minutes ended any hopes Thistle may have had, with goals going to Josh Lucas, Nathan Wilkie and Dominic Madden.   

Goals were a little harder to come by in the other game in Invercargill, between Queens Park and Green Island, in what was a very tight affair. The tie was decided just before the break when Stefan Milidrag scored. 

The draw for Round 3, which will be played over the weekend of 16 - 18 June will be conducted by New Zealand Football midweek. 

Results / Scorers - Round 2 Chatham Cup

Mainland Football

Coastal Spirit 2 (Jack Mitchell, Omar Cameron)
Cashmere Technical 4 (Garbhan Coughlan 2, Aidan Barbour-Ryan, Andrew Storer)
HT 1 - 2 

Ferrymead Bays 2 (Daniel Thoms 2)
FC Twenty11 1 (Alban Foissy - pen)
HT 0 - 1  

Motueka 0
Nelson Suburbs 9 (Connor Gillespie 7, Alex Ward, own goal)
HT 0 - 5 

Universities 1 (Jacob Brooks)
Christchurch United 3 (Eoghan Stokes, Matt-Tod-Smith - pen, Jago Godden)
HT 0 - 1 

Southern Football

Mosgiel 0
Otago Universities 4 (Ben Thompson, Liam Reynolds, Jacob Quinn, Jack Julian)
HT 0 - 4 

Thistle 0
Roslyn Waikari 5 (Sam Cosgrove, Nick Treadwell, Josh Lucas, Nathan Wilkie, Dominic Madden)
HT 0 - 2 

Queens Park 0
Green Island 1 (Stefan Milidrag)
HT 0 - 1  

Wanaka 1 (Dakota Brady)
Dunedin City Royals 0
HT 1 - 0 

Extra Time Needed

Extra time was needed to find a winner in the Kate Sheppard Cup between Coastal Spirit SAS and Cashmere Technical after the two were locked together 2 - 2 at the end of normal time with Coastal advancing 4 - 2. In the other Mainland Football tie Nelson Suburbs were comfortable 6 - 0 winner's over Halswell Christchurch United. 

Coastal's keeper, Una Foyle was player her 150th game for the club and she turned in a star performance to keep Technical scoreless after they created the better of the scoring chances in the going half. From a corner, Tech hit the crossbar in the 34th minute with Foyle then denying Nicola Dominikovich from scoring in first half added time. Britney-Lee Nicolson then scored early in the second half to put Coastal ahead with Jayda Stewart when doubling the lead with twenty to play. A great ball from Emma Kench then set up Aimee Phillips to reduce the margin with Tech then wasting several good chances before Dominikovich scored after Coastal failed to clear their line with five minutes of normal time to play, with Foyle again denying Tech in the added time. Nicholson then put Coastal ahead in the first period of extra time and then saw two shots saved by the post before Whitney Hepburn secured Coastal's passage into the next round when scoring in the 104th minute. 

Suburbs continued the pattern of scoring in the opening minutes on Saxton Field, with Khara Bouterey in the opening minutes which was quickly followed by a strike from Katie Pugh. Amelia Abbott then added a third midway into the opening half to put Suburbs in charge. A second from Abbott just after the break increase the lead with late goals to Giselle Rynvos and their captain, Anna McPhie - from the penalty spot completed the shut out.  

The two ties down in Dunedin went to form with the top two sides from the recently completed Southern Football Premier League, winning. Dunedin City Royals defeated Roslyn Waikari 3 -  1 with Otago University advancing 3 - 0 at the expense of Mosgiel 2 - 0. Hannah Mackay-Wright scored the only goal of the opening half to put the Royals ahead with Chelsea Whittaker then doubling the lead just after the break before Margi Dias made it 3 - 0 before Eliz Fitchett scored a late consolation for Roslyn. Tyler Wood gave the students a great start when scoring in the 5th minute with Jemma McCormick then doubling the lead 10 minutes later. Just after the break Charli Marvin made it 3 - 0 to complete the scoring.   

Round 3 of the Cup will be played in two weeks time. 

Results / Scorers - Round Kate Sheppard Cup

Mainland Football

Coastal Spirit SAS 4 (Britney-Lee Nicholson 2, Jayda Stewart, Whitney Hepburn)
Cashmere Technical 2 (Aimee Phillips, Nicola Dominikovich)
AET
HT 0 - 0
FT 2 - 2 

Nelson Suburbs 6 (Amelia Abbott 2, Khara Bouterey, Katie Pugh, Giselle Rynvos, Anna McPhie - pen)
Halswell ChCh United 0
HT 3 - 0 

Southern Football

Otago University 3 (Tyler Wood, Jemma McCormick, Charli Marvin)
Mosgiel 0
HT 2 - 0 

Roslyn Wakari 1 (Elizabeth Fitchett)
Dunedin City Royals 3 (Hannah Mackay-Wright, Chelsea Whittaker, Margi Dias)
HT 0 - 1  

Top Two Draw

The top two sides coming into Round 9 of the New World Premiership, Halswell and Universities, played out a tight scoreless with both keepers, Halswell's Kyle Hodge and Universities Matt Aitchison, pulling of some good saves to ensure both sides earnt a share of the points. Cashmere Technical Reserves moved into second place when accounting for Western 4 - 0 with goals scored by Tom Cairns and the Gallaway brother's, Gabriel and Finbar - a penalty with Western also giving up an own goal. Burwood and the Nomads Reserves shared the points in a 3 - 3 result. Alex Doherty gave Burwood and early led, in what was the going goal of the opening half. Two goals in the space of three minutes from Jacob Killick put Nomads ahead just after the break with Pero Forman then extending the lead with ten to play. Burwood finished strongly with Elijah Austen pulled a goal back in the 89th with Nomads then conceding an own goal in the final minutes of play. In the final game of the round Waimak picked up a good away win when downing Parklands 4 - 1. Danny Loney scored a hat-trick with the other 'Mak' goal going to Ashton Lay with Jesse Ruwhiu replying for Parklands. 

Just three points now separate the top three sides, Halswell have 20, one ahead of Technical with Universities back on 18. Parklands remain on 16, with Waimak now in 14. Nomads have 10, Burwood 5 with Western yet to secure a point. 

Results / Scorers - Round 9 of 21

Burwood 3 (Alex Doherty, Elijah Austen, own goal)
Nomads Res. 3 (Jacob Killick 2, Pero Forman)
HT 1 - 0 

Cashmere Technical Res. 4 (Tom Cairns, Gabriel Gallaway, Finbar Gallaway - pen, own goal)
Western 0
HT 2 - 0 

Parklands 1 (Jesse Ruwhiu)
Waimak 4 (Danny Loney 3, Ashton Lay)
HT 0 - 2 

Universities 0
Halswell 0 

Gap Closes On Top Of Women's Championship

The gap at the top of the New World Women's Championship League closed to three points as the champions in waiting Universities Maroon had the bye with second placed Halswell defeating Universities Gold 4 - 1. Cashmere Technical and FC Nomads played out the first scoreless draw of the season. Bottomed placed Waimak conceded in the final minute against Coastal Spirit SAS to go down 2 - 1.  

UC Maroon finished on the maximum 18 points, Halswell now move to 15, with Technical on 10. Universities Gold and Coastal are both on 6 with FC Nomads 5 and Waimak 1. 

Results - Round 7 of 7

Coastal Spirit SAS 2
Waimak 1
HT 0 - 1  

FC Nomads 0
Cashmere Technical 0 

Halswell 4
Universities Gold 1
HT 1 - 0 

Universities Maroon the bye

Article added: Tuesday 06 June 2023